Richard Gaylore Stearns

Personal

Birthday: 
1944
Birthplace: 
Los Angeles, CA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Special assistant, U.S. Sen. George McGovern, Massachusetts, 1972-1973
Speech writer, Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O`Neill III, Massachusetts, 1975-1976
Norfolk County [Massachusetts] District Attorney`s Office, 1976-1982
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1982-1990
Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1990-1993

Education

Name of School: 
Stanford University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1968
Name of School - Second: 
University of Oxford, Balliol College
Degree - Second: 
M.Litt., political philosophy
Degree Year - Second: 
1971
Name of School - Third: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Third: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Third: 
1976

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Court Name: 

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
11/24/1993